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BEAUTIES 


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CALIFORNIA. 


Copyright  1883,  by  N.  W.  Griswold. 


INCLUDING  BIG  TREES,  YOSEMITE  VALLEY,  GEYSERS,  LAKE 
TAHOE,  DONNER  LAKE,  S.  R  '49  &  '83.,  Etc. 


CONTENTS 


COLORED  PL  A  TES. 


Del  Monte. 

San  Francisco,  1849  and  1883. 

Cliff  House  and  Seal  Rocks,  S.  F. 

YosEMiTE  Stage. 

Mammoth  Grove  Hotel,  Pavilion,  Etc. 

Big  Tree  Garfield. 

Big  Tree  Warwona. 

Grizzly  Giants  of  the  Forest. 

General  View  of  Yosemite  Valley. 


View  from  Inspiration  Point. 

Yosemite  Falls. 

Bridal  Veil  Falls. 

Vernal  Falls. 

Profile  of  Vernal  Falls. 

Bridge  near  Yosemite  Falls. 

Lake  Tahoe. 

Donner  Lake. 

Geysers,  Gal. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  : 
H.  S,  Crocker  &  Co.,  Printers,  Lithographers  and  Publishers, 

1883. 


BEAUTIES   OF  CALIFORNIA. 


ToHN  D.  Yost.  H.  S.  Crocker. 

•StatiDnErs;  PrintErs;    LithngrapliErs   and   Blank   Hank 

MannfactuTErs; 

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The  cut  on  the  opposite  page  is  an  excellent  representation  of  the  es- 
tablishment of  H.  S.  Ceockeb  &  Co.,  on  Bush  street,  between  Sansome 
and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco.  The  impression  produced  by 
the  handsome  exterior  is,  however,  more  than  confirmed  by  a  view  of  the 
wonderfully-capacious,  well-arranged,  and  magnificently-stocked  interior, 
upon  which  the  resources  of  long  experience  and  large  wealth  have  been 
almost  lavishly  expended  for  the  convenience  of  patrons  and  the  proper 
transaction  of  the  firm's  vast  and  varied  business. 

The  lower  floor,  which  alone  is  seen  by  the  admiring  passer-by  on  the 
street,  is,  by  its  size,  beauty,  and  display  of  goods,  enough  to  challenge 
attention;  but  it  forms  only  a  very  small  portion  of  the  establishment, 
although  a  very  pleasing  one.  The  visitor  might  spend  hours  upon  it 
examining  the  countless  varieties  of  retail  goods  and  samples  of  sta- 
tionery of  all  the  standard  descriptions  and  latest  freaks  of  ever-changing 
fashion, —  forming  in  themselves  a  perfect  art  gallery  and  museum.  But 
the  second  floor  is  as  interesting  in  its  way  as  this.  It  contains  Ceockeb 
&  Co's  immense  printing  office, —  as  charming  and  business-like  a  com- 
bination of  workshop  and  parlor  as  could  be  seen  in  the  world, —  where 
cleanliness,  light,  room  and  comparative  quiet  are  found  to  be  con- 
sistent with  the  performance  of  a  tremendous  amount  of  work,  and 
with  the  utmost  precision  and  dispatch.  Here  twenty  job  and  ten  large 
cylinder  presses  are  constantly  running. 

Upon  the  floor  above,  the  wood  and  copper-plate  engraving  is  done, — 
a  beautiful  and  artistic  department,  in  which  are  engaged  some  of  the 
best  artists  in  the  United  States.  This  floor  also  contains  large  reserves 
of  the  lighter  kind  of  stationery, — envelopes,  wedding  stock,  etc. 

The  fourth  floor  is  devoted  to  the  lithographing  department,  a  depart- 
ment that  is  unexcelled  on  this  Coast,  and  which  is  a  specialty  with 
Messrs.  Crocker  &  Co.  The  workmen  are  masters  of  their  art,  as  a  glance 
at  their  productions  will  show;  vide,  cut  of  building. 

Upon  the  fifth  floor  is  the  book-bindery.  Here  some  sixty  girls  and 
foi-ty  men  are  constantly  employed.  Altogether,  from  the  cellar,  where 
hundreds  of  tons  of  heavy  goods  are  stored,  to  the  busy  fifth  floor,  about 
400  employees  may  be  seen  at  work;  the  number  more  or  less  directly 
employed  outside,  but  with  the  establishment,  may  therefore  be  imag- 
ined. The  dimensions  of  the  floors  are  70  x  140  feet;  but  they  are  fully 
occupied;  each  is  easily  reached  by  the  elevator  which,  together  with  all 
the  numerous  presses  and  machines,  are  operated  by  a  magnificent 
80  horse-power  Corliss  engine. 

Altogether,  the  establishment  of  Crocker  &  Co.  forms  one  of  the  sights 
of  San  Francisco;  and  it  is  so  regarded  by  all  who  have  ever  visited  their 
building. 


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SAK  FRAKCISCO,  CAL. 


fT  is  but  a  little  over  three  years  ago  that  Mr.  Taber  moved  into  his  new  and  ele- 
gant quarters.     His  popularity  and  rapid  increase  of  business  is  without  precedent. 
To-day  the  superiority  of  his  photographic  work  is  acknowledged  all  over  the  world. 
No  one  ever  thinks  of  leaving  San  Francisco  without  a  TABER  PHOTOGRAPH 
of  themselves  and  their  friends. 

The  VIEW  DEPARTMENT  added  to  the  Gallery  a  few  months  ago  embraces 
i\xe  finest  and  largest  collection  of  Negatives  in  the  country  ;  they  include  City  Views, 
Yosemite,  Big  Trees,  Geysers,  Petrified  Forest,  Columbia  River,  Oregon,  Salt  Lake  City, 
Railroad,  Japan,  Sandwich  Islands,  etc. ,  etc. 

This  establishment  has  an  immense  foreign  trade.  Orders  are  constantly  being  re- 
ceived from  Tourists  who  have  visited  California  for  (duplicate)  Portraits  of  themselves 
from  Negatives  in  Mr.  Taber's  possession.  Besides,  large  orders  for  Yosemite  and 
Pacific  Coast  Views  are  daily  being  shipped  to  every  part  of  the  world.  This  industry 
of  Mr.  Taber's  induces  travelers  to  visit  our  State  to  behold  its  grand  and  beautiful 
scenery,  which  brings  a  large  revenue  to  this  City.  It  helps  to  fill  our  hotels,  brings 
custom  to  our  tradesmen  and  encourages  emigration  to  our  shores  ;  for  who  can  look 
upon  a  true  delineation  of  our  hills,  valleys  and  plains  without  wishing  to  see  the  same 

in  reality. 

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The  following  is  one  of  the  many  press  notices  of  the  Taber  Gallery :  Like  M.  Adam 
Solomon,  of  Paris,  France,  Fredericks  of  New  York,  and  Notman  of  Montreal,  I.  W. 
Taber,  of  San  Francisco,  is  acknowledged  to  be  one  of  the  most  celebrated  photo- 
graphers in  the  world.  He  has  made  his  profession  a  life-long  study  to  bring  the  photo- 
graphic art  to  its  greatest  perfection.  The  Taber  photographs  of  San  Francisco  are  now 
celebrated  all  over  the  world.  Here  in  London  they  are  regarded  by  experts  as  almost 
perfection  itself.  Her  Majesty,  the  Queen,  is  a  great  admirer  of  the  Taber  photographs. 
She  has  a  large  collection  of  them  in  her  library  which  represents  her  friends  and  those 
of  her  family  who  have  visited  California.  The  Taber  photograph  is  one  of  the  regular 
souvenirs.  No  one  ever  thinks  of  leaving  San  Francisco  without  a  Taber  photograph  of 
themselves  and  their  friends.  His  studio  is  within  one  square  of  the  great  Palace 
Hotel.  Our  London  people,  as  well  as  Europeans  generally,  who  propose  visiting  the 
United  States  should  make  a  note  of  this. — Pall  Mall  Gazette,  London,  Eng,,  1881. 


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For  PORTRAITS,  INSTANTANEOUS  VIEWS,  INTERIORS  and  for  COPYING. 
Extremely  sensitive.  For  photographing  children  and  nervous  persons,  and  for  all  kinds 
of  instantaneous  photographing,  these  plates  stand  unrivalled. 

The  amateur,  as  well  as  the  professional  photographer,  will  find  them  easy  and 
simple  to  manipulate,  giving  beautiful  and  rich  negatives,  with  superior  fineness  of 
detail,  under  circumstances  where  wet  plates  would  prove  a  failure.  Full  instructions 
»for  handling  and  using  the  plates  will  be  found  in  each  box  of  plates.  Mr.  Taber  is 
now  using  these  plates  exclusively  at  his  gallery  and  with  such  unparalleled  success 
that  he  has  erected,  at  large  expense,  a  suitable  building  for  the  manufacture  of  the 
plates,  so  that  he  may  be  able  to  supply  the  trade  as  well  as  himself. 

Address  all  |Orders  and  communications  to 

I.  W.  TABER,  8  Montgomery  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


BEAUTIES  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


i.  TOPLITZ,  New  York. 


F.  TOPLITZ,  Sau  Francisco. 


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PATTERN  HATS  for  the  TRADE 

A  Specialty, 

Manufactured  and  Imported. 


SP:aXG  Opening-Days,  about  March  ist ;  FALL  Opening-Days,  about  September  ist. 

Edward  E.  Osborn, 

Solicitor  of  Patbnts, 

United  States  and  Foreign. 
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CORRESPONDENTS  :— Washington,   Berlin,  Montreal,   Victoria   (Australia), 
Mexico,   London,   Honolulu. 


BEAUTIES  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


MONTEREY. 

The  "Queen  of  American  Watering  Places," 


When  everything  is  taken  into  consideration, —  and  particularly 
its  equability  of  temperature  and  healthfulness  of  climate, — Monterey, 
California,  may  be  justly  termed  the  "  Queen  of  American  Watering 
Places."  Monterey  has  long  been  known  for  its  equable  temperature 
and  for  its  health-giving  atmosphere  and  breezes.  It  was  founded  one 
hundred  and  thirteen  years  ago  by  the  Franciscan  Missionaries,  whose  - 
land-marks  of  civilization  dot  the  Pacific  Coast,  here  and  there,  from 
the  Mexican  border  to  San  Francisco.  It  was  the  first  capital  of  Cali- 
fornia, and  has  always  enjoyed,  amongst  old  Calif ornians,  the  reputation 
of  being  one  of  the  most  healthful  and  one  of  the  most  delightful 
spots  in  their  State.  There  is  probably  no  place  upon  the  sea-shore  in 
our  State  so  replete  with  natural  charms  as  Monterey.  Its  exquisite 
beauty  and  variety  of  scenery  is  diversified  with  ocean,  bay,  lake  and 
streamlet;  mountain,  hill  and  valley,  and  groves  of  oak,  cypress, 
spruce,  pine  and  other  trees.  The  mountain  views  are  very  beautiful, 
particularly  the  Gabilan  and  Santa  Cruz  spurs.  The  weather  at 
Monterey  is  not  so  warm,  either  in  summer  or  winter,  as  in  other  parts 
of  California  further  south ;  but  there  is  an  even  temperature  that  can 
be  found  nowhere  else.  From  January  to  December,  year  in  and  year 
out,  there  is  really  neither  summer  nor  winter  weather.  Indeed,  the 
weather  at  Monterey,  from  one  year's  end  to  the  other,  partakes  of 
that  delightful  interlude  known  in  the  East  and  South  as  Indian 
Summer.  No  California  tourist  should  miss  a  visit  to  Monterey,  and 
especially  during  the  winter  months.  Invalids  may  prolong  life  at 
this  delightful  spot ;  for  the  pure  oxyde  contained  in  every  atom  of 
air,  and  snufied  in  at  every  breath,  has  a  most  efficacious  eflfect  upon  the 
system.  The  Bay  of  Monterey  is  a  magnificent  sheet  of  water,  and  is 
twenty-eight  miles  from  point  to  point.  It  is  delightfully  adapted  to 
boating  and  yachting ;  and  many  kinds  of  fish  (and  especially  rock- 
cod,  barracuda,  pompino,  Spanish  mackerel  and  flounder),  may  be  taken 
at  all  seasons  of  the  year.  For  bathing  purposes,  the  beach  is  all  that 
could  be  desired, —  one  long,  bold  sweep  of  wide,  gently  sloping,  clean 
white  sand, —  the  very  perfection  of  a  bathing  beach,  and  so  safe  that 
children  may  play  and  bathe  upon  it  with  entire  security.  There  are 
also  great  varieties  of  sea-mosses,  shells,  pebbles  and  agates  scattered 
here  and  there  along  the  rim  of  the  bay,  fringed  as  it  is  at  all  times 
with  the  creamy  ripple  of  the  surf.     The  beach  is  only  a  few  minutes' 


BEAUTIES   OF  CALIFORNIA. 

HARTFORD 

ITEK  IHSUEMCE  COHPASY. 


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Hartford,  Connecticut, 

EASTERN  DEPARTMENT. 

GEO.   L.   CHASE, President. 

C.    P.   WHITING, Secretary. 

P.  C.   ROYCE,        .....       Assistant  Secretary. 

Chicago,  Illinois, 

WESTERN  DEPARTMENT. 

G.    F.   BISSELL, Manager. 

P.  P.  HEYWOOD,    -  -  -  -  Assistant  Manager. 

San  Francisco,  California, 

PACIFIC  DEPARTMENT. 

A.   P.   FLINT, Manager. 

No.  313  California  Street. 


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Agencies  in  all  the  States,  Territories  and  British  Provinces. 


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BEAUTIES  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


THE  BALDWIN  HOTEL.— How  it  is  Conducted  Under  the  Management  of  a  Veteran  Proprietor. 

If  one  were  looking  for  some  one  institution  wliere  is  centered  all  that  experience,  wealth  and 
the  application  of  every  modern  convenience  have  done  for  man's  creature  comforts,  the  search 
need  not  be  continued  beyond  the  Baldwin  Hotel  of  this  city.  The  travelers  of  even  a  score  of 
years  ago  never  dreamed  of  such  complete  comfort  and  luxury  as  the  first-class  modern  hotel 
affords ;  and  of  all  the  modern  hotels  none  appears  to  have  aggregated  under  one  roof  and  control 
so  many  forms  of  comfort  and  luxury  as  are  possessed  by  the  Baldwin.  Of  course  the  experienced 
traveler,  or  any  one  experienced  in  hotel  life,  knows  that  elegant  apartments  in  a  palatial  building,  with  a 
limitless  supply  of  money  for  the  procurance  of  service,  go  a  very  little  way  toward  the  perfection  of  a 
hotel,  unless  all  these  things  are  managed  by  that  rarely-found  individual,  a  successful  and  first-class 
hotel-keeper.  It  has  been  demonstrated  very  many  times  that,  given  money  and  a  perfectly-appointed 
building,  very  few  men  have  the  peculiar  faculty  of  using  the  first  so  as  to  constitute  the  second  a  good 
hotel.  But  in  its  proprietor  and  manager,  H.  H.  Pearson,  the  patrons  of  the  Baldwin  are  fortunate  in  the 
possession  of  one  whose  long,  careful  training  and  natural  aptitude  have  made  him  what  he  has  long  been 
recognized  as  being,—  the  most  successful,  because  the  most  satisfactorj',  hotel-keeper  on  this  coast  of  hotel- 
patronizing  people.  The  Baldwin's  handsome  exterior  architecture  makes  it  one  of  the  most  attractive,  as 
its  size  and  location  make  it  one  of  the  most  noticeable,  buildings  in  the  city.  Situated  on  San  Francisco's 
greatest  thoroughfare.  Market  street,  with  stately,  handsome  entrances ;  also  on  Powell  street,  with  its 
graceful  height  towering  far  above  the  surrounding  buildings,  and  its  countless  windows  facing  on  three 
prominent  streets,  it  will  always  remain  a  prominent  feature  of  the  city,  viewed  from  the  bay,  or  from 
nearly  any  portion  of  hills  or  valleys  of  the  peninsula.  But,  however  satisfactory  it  is  to  the  numerous 
patrons  of  the  Baldwin,  that  the  great  building  is  itself  so  prominent  and  attractive,  there  is  one  more 
consideration  of  great  value  to  the  patrons,  —  before  considering  the  hotel  in  itself, —  and  that  is  its  location 
in  regard  to  the  other  prominent  features  of  the  city.  In  this  regard  the  Baldwin  is  exceptionally  fortu- 
nate, more  so  now  than  when  it  was  built  six  years  ago,  and  yearly  growing  more  so,  because  of  the 
natural  tendency  of  the  city's  growth.  It  is  within  a  few  minutes'  easy  walk  of  every  theatre,  besides  having 
a  handsome  little  theatre  within  its  own  great  court.  It  is  on  the  line  of  half  a  dozen  street-car  routes  to 
all  the  bay  ferries ;  the  most  perfect  cable  car  lines  in  the  city  starting  from  the  ferries,  passing  the 
Baldwin  entrance,  extend  without  change  of  cars  to  the  famous  Golden  Gate  Park  iu  one  branch ;  to  the 
Mission  and  Woodward's  Garden,  by  another,  will  be  in  operation  June  1st;  Powell  street,  on  which  is  one 
of  the  Baldwin  entrances,  leads  by  a  short,  easy,  pleasant  walk  to  the  very  dome  of  aristocratic  Nob  Hill, 
with  its  great  mansions  and  wonderful  views ;  it  is  in  the  very  center  of  the  great  retail  store  division  of 
the  city  ;  and  in  every  way  imaginable  its  location  is  all  that  its  patrons'  convenience  could  wish.  But, 
after  all,  the  guests  of  any  hotel  are  most  directly  concerned  as  to  its  interior  arrangement  and  its  manage- 
ment. In  regard  to  the  latter  feature,  the  name  of  its  well-known  manager  carries  all  that  need  be  said. 
A  life-long  training  in  first-class  hotels  has  fitted  him  to  control  the  management  of  such  an  institution  as 
the  llaldwin  in  just  the  manner  he  does,  which  is  to  the  complete  satisfaction  of  every  guest  who  has  ever 
had  a  day's  or  a  year's  relation  with  him.  His  knowledge  of  the  markets  of  San  Francisco,  or  in  fact  of  the 
larder  resources  of  California, —  for  he  draws  upon  all  the  resources  of  the  State  for  the  completeness  of  his 
cuisine, — makes  itself  shown  in  all  the  unequalled  excellence  of  the  Baldwin  table.  In  this  department,  he 
is  ably  assisted  by  the  famous  chef,  J.  P.  Forer,  whose  domain  in  the  great  kitchen  is  a  wonder-land  of  all 
that  goes  to  make  up  the  detail  of  the  French  art  of  catering  for  good  diners.  The  handsome  exterior  of 
the  Baldwin  only  suggests  the  rich  and  tasteful  elegance  of  its  interior.  The  hotel  was  originally  con- 
structed with  the  sole  idea  of  combining  comfort,  elegance  and  convenience  ;  and  a  stroll  through  any  one 
of  its  floors  shows  how  thoroughly  that  idea  was  carried  out  to  the  end.  In  connection  with  every  suite 
of  rooms  are  bath-rooms  and  closet;  and  every  room  in  tlie  house  is  in  direct  connection  with  a  perfect 
system  of  electric  signal  service,  either  for  the  call  of  house  servants  or  outside  messengers.  Tlie  house 
throughout  is  elegantly  furnished,  and  the  comfort  of  the  guests  is  further  provided  for  by  a  large,  care- 
fully-trained and  well-organized  corps  of  servants,  waiters  and  stewards.  This  is  shown  not  only  in  the 
prompt  and  efficient  service  upon  guests,  but  in  the  scrupulous  neatness  with  which  every  room,  hall  and 
department  of  the  house  is  kept.  The  main  office  of  the  hotel,  from  which  ascend  the  grand  stairway  and 
principal  passenger  elevator,  is  a  spacious  and  magnificent  apartment,  finished  in  marble,  polished  wood, 
plate  glass  and  gleaming  silver,  ^i  It  is  an  order  of  the  house  that  the  office  shall  be  kept  clear  of  idlers,  an 
order  that  the  lady  guests  appreciate ;  for  it  is  a  place  any  lady  can,  with  perfect  comfort,  resort  to  for  the 
transaction  of  business.  But,  as  handsome  as  the  office  is,  it  could  have  no  charms  sufficient  to  keep 
gentlemen  of  leisure  any  length  of  time,  for  adjoining  it  is  a  large,  rich  and  seductive  reading-room,  stocked 
with  a  full  supply  of  current  literature  ;  and  next  to  that  is  one  of  the  largest  and  most  fashionable 
popular  billiard  parlors  in  the  city.  Beyond  the  billiard  parlor  is  a  richly  appointed  bar,  and  on  the  oppo- 
site side  of  the  office  is  the  hotel  barber  shop.  The  office  is  in  charge  of  Chief  Clerk  Brush  Hardenbergh, 
well-known  to  all  coast  travelers,  because  of  his  connection  with  such  houses  as  the  old  St.  George  of 
Sacramento,  the  Occidental,  Cosmopolitan  and  Grand  for  the  past  twenty-five  years.  The  cashier  is  M.  A. 
French,  known  to  hotel  guests  since  the  days  of  the  famous  old  Rassette  House.  The  night  clerk  is  H.  G. 
Pearson,  son  of  the  i)roprietor,  who  is  displaying  his  father's  genius  for  the  hotel  business.  There  is  one 
feature  of  a  hotel  that  guests  have  the  liveliest  recollection,  which  in  the  Baldwin  is  one  of  the  most 
prominent, —  the  dining-room.  Every guestthe  Baldwin  ever  had  is  a  life-long  advertiser  of  the  superb 
excellence  of  its  dining-room,  —considered  entirely  aside  of  the  meals  served  there.  It  is  safe  to  say  that 
there  is  in  the  United  States  no  more  handsome  room  for  the  enjoyable  purposes  to  which  it  is  set  apart. 
Wisely  located  on  the  second  floor,  and  opening  on  Ellis  and  Powell  streets,  it  is  away  from  the  noise  of 
the  restless  rush  of  traffic  on  Market  street,  iiid  delightfully  quiet,  as  all  dining-rooms  should  be.  Its 
handsome  interior  must  be  seen  to  be  appreciated.  Its  perfect  arrangements  as  to  light,  both  natural  and 
artificial,  make  it  bright  and  cheerful,  whether  at  a  midday  lunch  or  a  midnight  banquet.  Of  the  catering, 
enough  has  already  been  said  to  suggest  the  fact  that  the  sense  of  taste  of  the  most  exacting  epicure  is  as 
perfectly  satisfied  in  that  respect  as  is  the  artistic  sense  of  those  who  appreciate  the  beautiful  in  all  other 
respects.  Any  description  of  the  Baldwin  Hotel  would  be  lacking  in  completeness  without  some  word 
regarding  the  perfect  arrangements  for  fira  alarm  and  precaution  against  fire.  Tlie  house  is  fitted  with 
self-acting  fire  indicators  and  alarms.  A  heat  of  110  degrees,  Fahrenheit,  instantly  acts  upon  the  auto- 
matic alarm,  which  sounds,  not  only  in  the  office,  but  also  in  the  rooms  of  guests.  But  the  precautions 
against  fire  are  so  complete  that  it  seems  that  the  necessity  for  the  alarms  scarcely  exists.  Three  watch- 
men are  especially  engaged  all  night  as  a  fire  patrol ;  and  their  constant  watchfulness  is  assured  by  the 
assistance  of  a  patent  watchman's  clock,  which  indicates  by  an  ingenious  mechanism  the  fact  of  half-hourly 
rounds  by  the  patrol  This  brief  sketch  of  some  of  the  points  of  excellence  of  the  Baldwin  is  sufficient  to 
demonstrate  to  the  stranger  what  is  attested  by  every  guest,  —  that  it  is  at  once  the  handsomest,  the  mo  if 
comfortable,  convenient  and  best-conducted  hotel  on  the  Coast. 


BEAUTIES   OF  CALIFORFIA. 


Monterey,  Cal.; 

The   "Queen  of  American   Watering  Places,"  and  the  Most    Famous 
Summer  and  Winter  Resort  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 


THE 


MONTEREY,   CAL., 

Is  the  Most  Elegant  Sea-side  Establishment  in  the  World. 

OPEN  ALL  THE  YEAR  ROUND. 

ONLY 

S2  Hours  by  Rail  from'  San  Francisco. 

The  "DEL  MONTE"  can  accommodate  three  hundred  guests,  is  handsomely  fur- 
nished throughout,  and  has  all  the  modern  improvements,  —  hot  and  cold  water,  gas, 
etc.,  etc.  It  is  picturesquely  situated  in  a  grove  of  126  acres  of  oak,  pine,  spruce  and 
cypress  trees,  and  is  within  a  quarter  of  a  mile  of  the  beach,  which  is  unrivalled  for 
baking  purposes.  

Parks  and  Drives. 

SEVEN  THOUSAND  ACRES  OF  LANDS  have  also  been  reservecf|  especially  as 
an  adjunct  to  the  "Hotel  del  Monte,"  and  through  which  have  been  constructed 
TWENTY-FIVE  MILES  of  splendid  macadamized  roadway,  skirting  the  Ocean  Shore 
and  passing  through  extensive  forests  of  spruce,  pine  and  cypress  trees. 

BEAUTIFUL  DRIVES  to  Cypress  Point,  Carmel  Mission,  Point  Lobos,  Pacific 
Grove  Retreat,  and  to  other  places  of  general  interest. 

Sea  Bathing. 

THE  BATHING  FACILITIES  at  this  place  are  unsurpassed,  having  a  MAG- 
NIFICENT BEACH  of  pure  white  sand  for  surf  bathing. 

Warm  Tub  and  Swimming  Baths., 

THE  BATH  HOUSE  contains  SPACIOUS  SWIMMING  TANKS  (150  x  50  feet) 
for  warm  salt  water  plunge  and  swimming  baths,  with  ELEGANT  ROOMS  connecting 
for  Individual  Baths,  with  douche  and  shower  facilities. 

Terms  for  Board : 

By  the  Day,  $3.00.  By  the  Week,  $17.50. 

Parlors,  from  $1.00  to  $2.50  per  day  extra. 
Children,  $10.50  per  Week,  when  accommodated  in  Children's  Dining-room;  other- 
wise full  rates  will  be  charged. 


Special  Accommodations  for  Bridal  Parties. 
GEO.   SCHONEWALD,   Manager, 

MoNTBRKT,  California 


BEAUTIES  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


THE 


"Ne^vv^port  of  the  Pacific. 


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The  old  seaside  town  of  Santa  Cruz  is  situated  upon  the  Bay  of 
Monterey,  eighty-five  miles  from  San  Francisco,  and  is  a  favorite  bath- 
ing place  and  general  summer  resort  of  the  coast,  and  has  been  justly 
called  the  "  Newport  of  the  Pacific."  A  climate  so  even  and  salubrious 
as  to  permit  surf  bathing  from  January  first  to  December  thirty-first, 
must  ncessarily  become  a  fashionable  resort.  The  attractions  of  this 
town  and  vicinity  are  almost  too  numerous  to  mention.  Possessing, 
as  it  does,  a  fine  beach  almost  level  and  beautifully  white,  with  south- 
ern exposure,  supplied  with  pleasant  sunny  bath-houses  and  all  the 
necessary  accompaniments,  together  with  a  mild  but  bracing  climate, 
and  comparatively  free  from  fogs  and  cold  winds,  makes  an  attractive 
spot  for  invalids  in  winter  and  summer.  So  many  sunny  days  allow- 
ing out-door  exercise  is  a  wonderful  boon  to  the  sick.  Indeed  if  the 
many  thousand  invalids  of  the  north  and  east,  who  are  confined  to  close 
apartments  from  inclement  weather,  could  be  transported  to  the  sunny 
shores  of  Santa  Cruz  and  breathe  its  life-giving  atmosphere,  how  many 
would  have  their  lives  prolonged,  health  restored  and  enjoy  years  of 
happiness.  The  writer  brought  his  wife  from  Philadelphia  to  this 
coast  seven  years  ago,  afflicted  with  bronchial  trouble,  and  pronounced 
by  physicians  to  be  going  into  consumption.  In  just  two  months  this 
wonderful  healing  power  in  the  sunny  atmosphere  of  this  coast  com- 
pletely restored  her  and  she  has  ever  since  been  free  from  this  dreadful 
disease.     Can  too  much  be  said  of  such  a  place  ? 

The  winters  at  Santa  Cruz  are  mild,  being  protected  from  the  north- 
ern blasts  by  the  'surrounding  forests  and  mountains.  The  occasional 
warm  rains,  frequently  occurring  at  night,  cover  the  valleys  and  hills 
with  beautiful  shades  of  green,  and  bright  flowers  spring  forth  full  of 
fragrance  and  beauty,  more  beautiful  by  far  than  an  eastern  spring. 
After  a  night  of  rain  the  mornings  break  full  of  warm  sunshine,  and 
the  mountain  tops  in  full  view,  covered  with  snow,  give  a  pleasant 
contrast.  Of  a  clear  morning  the  large  Panama  steamers  may  be 
plainly  seen  passing  up  or  down  the  coast,  and  Monterey  is  visible 


BEAUTIES  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


across  the  bay  twenty  miles  away.  The  difference  between  winter  and 
summer  temperature  of  the  surf  is  only  a  few  degrees,  which  makes 
bathing  possible  the  year  round.  Adjacent  to  beautiful  drives  over 
romantic  mountain  roads,  from  which  a  delightful  view  of  the  valley 
and  old  ocean  may  be  had,  Santa  Cruz  has  an  attractiveness  that  draws 
thousands  to  its  shores.  A  trip  to  the  hills  will  soon  bring  one  to  a 
higher  or  lower  temperature,  as  may  be  desired.  The  deep  ravines 
and  canyons,  sheltered  and  sunny,  of  even  temperature,  is  valuable 
to  the  health  and  pleasure  seeker.  The  beautiful,  pure  mountain 
streams  running  down  these  canyons  and  through  the  valleys,  and 
abounding  in  fine  trout,  furnish  a  pleasant  pastime  to  the  many  visitors 
from  San  Francisco  who  spend  their  vacation  in  this  delightful  spot. 
A  drive,  or  ride  on  the  South  Pacific  Coast  Railroad  cars,  of  five 
miles,  brings  one  to  the  Big  Trees,  near  Felton,  and  the  celebrated 
camping  ground  so  extensively  patronized  since  the  building  of  this 
popular  railroad,  which  passes  through  it.  During  the  camping  sea- 
son, which  is  from  March  until  December,  this  place  presents  the  life 
of  a  military  camp.  Connected  with  San  Francisco,  and  the  interme- 
diate city  of  San  Jose,  by  two  trains  a  day,  hundreds  flock  to  it  with 
their  tents  and  camp  eqipage  to  enjoy  the  sunny,  out-door  life.  Half 
a  mile  below  Felton  is  the  celebrated  Big  Tree  Grove  of  Santa  Cruz 
county,  the  largest  tree  reaching  a  hight  of  300  feet,  and  a  diame- 
ter of  twenty  feet.  This  tree  was  named  the  "General  Fremont,"  from 
the  fact  that  he  and  his  party  camped  in  its  hollow  trunk  for  six 
weeks.  It  was  also  occupied  by  a  trapper  and  his  family,  who  cut 
holes  through  the  trunk  for  windows  and  a  stove-pipe,  and  made  it  his 
home  for  years.  There  are  groves  of  immense  trees  covering  these 
wild  and  romantic  mountains,  and  being  easy  of  access  are  visited  by 
thousands  who  make  a  stop  on  their  way  to  Santa  Cruz,  or  run  up 
from  the  latter  place  on  one  of  the  daily  trains,  for  a  picnic  amidst 
these  giants.  A  trip  from  San  Francisco  to  Santa  Cruz,  by  the  narrow 
gauge  line,  is  a  very  enjoyable  one.  Crossing  the  bay  of  San  Francisco 
in  one  of  their  magnificent  ferry-boats  to  Alameda  Point,  where  you 
take  the  cars  of  the  South  Pacific  Coast  Railroad;  thence  passing 
through  the  suburban  residence  town  of  Alameda,  and  on  through  the 
pleasant  bay-coast  towns  of  Newark,  Centerville,  Alverada,  Santa 
Clara  to  San  Jose,  the  garden  city  of  California,  and  then  on  through 
the  Santa  Clara  valley — filled  for  ten  miles  with  fruit  orchards,  vine- 
yards and  groves  of  live  oaks — you  reach  the  picturesque  mountain 
town  of  Los  Gatos,  elsewhere  described  in  this  book.  After  a  fine 
view  of  the  valley  the  train  immediately  plunges  into  the  wild  and 
romantic  Santa  Cruz  mountains,  winding  its  way  through  canyons  and 
romantic  gorges  of  wonderful  beauty,  through  huge  forests  of  giant 
trees  and  along  romantic  mountain  roads  to  the  Big  Trees,  at  Felton, 
and  then  on  towards  Santa  Cruz,  the  route  affording  a  magnificent 
view  of  that  town  and  surrounding  hills  and  valleys,  including  the  bay 
of  Monterey,  as  you  enter  this  far-famed  "  Newport  of  the  Pacific." 


BEAUTIES   OF  CALIFORNIA. 


ACROSS  THE  SANTA  CRUZ  MOUNTAINS  TO  THE  BAY  OF  MONTEREY. 

Through  the  SANTA  CLARA  VALLEY  and  the  BIG  TREE  GROVE. 
40  MILES  SHORTER  TO  SANTA  CRUZ  THAN  ANY  OTHER  ROUTE 


No  Change  of  Cars! 
SoutliFaG.Goa8t£.R. 


Nicest  Road  Running  out  of  San 
Francisco.  Its  Ferry- Boats  are  the 
Best.  Its  Offices,  Waiting-Rooms 
and  Cars  are  Clean  and  Commo- 
dious. Its  Equipment  is  First- 
Class,  with  all  Modern  Improve- 
ments. The  Road-Bed  is  Perfect. 
The  Bridges  are  Extra  Strong. 
The  Rail  is  Exceptionally  Heavy. 


The  Time  is  Fast, 
The  Line  is  Short, 
The  Fares  are  Low, 
The  Road  is  Safe, 
There  is  no  Dust, 
No  Transfers,  No  Delays. 


For  Variety,  Novelty,  Gran- 
deur and  Loveliness,  the  Scen- 
ery cannot  be  surpassed. 


$5  EXCURSIONS, 

San  Francisco,  Oakland  and 
Alameda  to  Big  Trees  or  Santa 
Cruz,  and  5^2.50  to  San  Jose,  on 
Saturdays  and  Sundays,  good  to 
return  un:il  Monday,  inclusive. 


$3  Excursions, 

Every  Sunday  8:30  A.  M.,  during 
the  season,  to  Big  Trees  or  Santa 
Cruz;  $1-75  from  Santa  Clara  and 
San  Jose;  25  cents  round-trip  to 
Oakland  or  Alameda. 

Children,'  between   5   and    12 
years  of  age,  half  rates. 


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"THE  CAMPER'S  PARADISE. 

[NO  MOSQUITOES.] 

Pure  Air  and  Water,  Hunting,  Fishing,  Ferns,  Flowers,  Mosses,  Shade,  and  Even  Temperature,  with  easy  access 
to  Raihoad,  Telegraph,  Churches,  Hotels,  Stores  and  Assistance  in  case  of  emergency  (no  small  matter  where  cmia- 
ren  are  of  the  party),  make  it  the  ULTIMA  THULE  of  the  Health  and  Pleasure  Seeker. 


BEAUTIES  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


STANDARD  SAFES 

Are  tlie  Best  in  the  World. 


Sold  foi^  Cash  and  on  the    Installment   Plan. 

HALL'S  SAFE  &  LOCK  CO., 

211  &  213  CALIFORNIA  ST.,  San   Francisco,  Cal. 


\  V^^'  Mauufactiirer  and  Dealer  in  •< 

SHIRTS    and    MEN'S    FURNISHING    GOODS. 

SHIRTS  TO  ORDER  A  SPECIALTY. 

25  KKARNY  ST., 

Between  Market  anci  Post,  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 


BEAUTIES  OF  OAlTFORFlA. 


SAK  PRANOISOO-'49-'83. 


Our  view  of  San  Francisco  thirty  odd  years  ago  presents  the 
appearance  of  a  promising  western  mining  town,  irregularly  laid  out 
among  the  sand  hills,  with  many  temporary  houses,  shanties,  tents,  &c., 
all  sizes  and  shapes.  The  discovery  of  rich  gold  and  silver  mines  drew 
together  thousands  of  adventurers  from  every  land,  and  this  spot,  with 
its  magnificent  harbor  and  natural  commercial  advantages,  had 
attracted  the  miner,  speculator,  gambler,  and  herds  of  hangers  on  as  a 
central  point  to  strike  out  from  to  the  fields  of  gold.  Adjacent  to 
rich  hills  and  valleys  and  having  a  delightful  climate,  no  wonder  this 
far-off  citj'"  of  the  west  made  rapid  strides  towards  prosperity,  and  in 
these  few  years  has  grown  to  its  present  population  and  great  wealth. 
The  birds-eye  view  of  San  Francisco  in  1883  gives  but  a  faint  idea  of 
its  growth  and  present  proportions,  or  of  its  vast  ocean  commerce  as 
represented  by  the  forest  of  masts  of  vessels  lying  at  the  wharves 
receiving  and  discharging  cargoes  from  every  nation  of  the  globe. 
Thoroughly  cosmopolitan,  the  visitor,  be  h&  American,  German,  French, 
Russian,  Italian,  Mexican,  Chinaman,  or  almost  any  nationality,  will 
find  a  house  and  restaurant  in  San  Francisco  where  he  can  feel  at 
home  —  in  language  and  customs,  and  in  music  and  social  enjoyment, 
a  thoroughly  appreciative  people.  In  great  enterprises  and  adoption  of 
advanced  ideas  and  discoveries  of  the  age,  no  city  leads  San  Francisco. 
We  might  mention,  while  on  the  subject,  that  California  claims  the 
greatest  degree  of  generosity,  the  largest  pumpkins,  beets,  pears,  grapes, 
the  choicest  of  wine,  the  rarest  flowers,  and  the  most  extensive  grain 
fields  in  the  world,  and  last,  but  not  least,  the  most  charming  climate 
under  the  sun.  Many  magnificent  public  and  private  buildings  receive 
the  attention  of  our  visitors,  and  the  Golden  Gate  Park,  made  more 
attractive  each  year,  is  fully  appreciated  and  always  taken  in  with  a 
trip  to  the  celebrated  Cliff  House  and  Seal  Rocks,  more  minutely 
described  elsewhere-  ,  '^ 


BEAUTIES  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


•Harmless  and  Effective,  and  a  SURE  PREVENTIVE  ft-om  OAK  POISON.  "^ 
FOR    SALE    BY   ALL    DRUGGISTS. 


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Seamless-woven  Rubber-lined  COTTON,  FIRE  and  GARDEN 


HOSE. 


Prepared,  mildew-proof  and  superior  to  the  best  newly  made  rubber  hose,  for  dura- 
bility and  strength,  and  perfectly  reliable  at  all  times.  CAN  BE  PUT  AWAY  FOR 
YEARS  AND  THE  STRENGTH  NOT  BECOME  IMPAIRED  IN  THE  LEAST. 
Does  not  break  in  the  kinks,  nor  deteriorate  with  age,  and  is  not  impaired  by  exposure 
to  the  sun.  Particularly  well  adapted  to  Fire  Departments,  Factories,  Mills,  Mines, 
etc. ,  and  where  a  hose  is  needed  that  can  be  relied  upon  at  all  times,  and  that  does  noW 
require  constant  watching  and  replacing.  It  is  much  lighter,  very  much  more  easily 
handled,  and  will  stand  rougher  usage  than  rubber  hose.  Try  it  and  you  will  use  no 
other.     Samples  furnished  on  application. 


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GONNECTIGUT  MUTUAL 


MURAMGE  GOMPMY. 


HARTFORD,  COM. 


ASSETS, $51,60^,4^8 

SURPLUS  (by  N.  Y.  Standard  4J  per  ct.),  -         6,850,000 

Deatli  Claims  paid  since  organization,     4i,o^9,070 
Matured  Endowments,  same  period,  -        5,637,186 


This  old,  staunch,  conservative,  economically-managed 
Company  now  offers  a  J^ew  Cash-surrender  (Policy,  which  is 
confidently  claimed  to  be  the  safest,  most  valuable,  and  at  the 
same  time  the  most  liberal  and  just  contract  ever  written. 

Before  Insuring  in  any  Company,  examine  carefully  this 
Company's  new  contract. 

JACOB  L.  GREEN,  President. 
JOHN   M.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 


JAIMKS    B.    ROBKRTS, 

General  Agent  for  the  Pacific  Coast, 

315  California  Street,  San  Francisco,  Ca] 


BEAVTIES  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


@.  L;qwT@N  ^  o@-: 


Importers  of 


Crockery,  China  i  Glassware. 

Purchasers  favoring  us  with  their  patronage  will  always  find  the 
Newest  Patterns  in 

Dinner,  Tea  and  Toilet  Ware, 


Table  Glassware,  Silver  Plated  Ware,  Table  Cutlery,  Clocks, 
Bronzes,  Etc.,  and  at  Low  Prices. 


le  I^OST  ST-,  S-A-IST  iFIR.^D^OISOO,  O^l, 


^  '  TVT r--^ _r    * 


Manufacturers  of- 

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PICTURES  and  PICTURE  FRAMES,  ETC. 


581  &  583  Market  St.,  near  Second,  San  Francisco,  Cal, 


BEAUTIES  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


CLIFF  HOUSE  akd  SEAL  ROOKS. 


Leaving  the  dust  and  noise  of  San  Francisco,  we  drive  through 
Golden  Gate  Park,  which  is  beautifully  laid  out  and  being  improved 
and  beautified  every  year,  and  continue  on  a  solid  driveway  across 
the  peninsula,  and  along  the  beach  — a  drive  of  about  6  miles  —  to  the 
Cliff  House.  (See  plate.)  Here  your  horse  is  taken  care  of,  and  you 
find  yourself  in  a  comfortable  Hotel,  where  the  best  of  meals  are 
served,  and  in  good  style.  While  mine  host  is  preparing  the  viands, 
we  will  step  out  on  the  verandah  and  look  at  the  seal  rocks,  which 
rise  from  the  water  like  mountain  peaks ;  each  jagged  rock  has  seals 
crawling,  barking,  rolling,  tumbling  up  and  down  —  the  clumsiest, 
awkwardist  creatures  imaginable.  As  they  come  up  out  of  the  water 
they  look  black,  sleek  and  slippery,  but  basking  in  the  sun  they  soon 
dry,  and  are  then  a  light  brown,  and  appear  like  so  many  "  yaller 
dogs."  There  are  little  seals  and  big  seals,  old  seals  and  young  ones ; 
there  are  good-natured,  lazy  seals  who  bask  in  the  sunshine  and  are 
happy ;  there  are  barking  and  howling  seals,  who  make  both  day  and 
night  hideous,  and  seals,  like  some  of  S.  F.  citizens,  whose  chief  busi- 
ness seems  to  be  to  root  others  out  of  their  comfortable  resting-place, 
and  if  they  resist,  the  bully  fights  until  one  conquers  or  both  glide 
together  into  the  water ;  there  are  seals  by  dozens,  scores,  hundreds — 
and  the  law  protects  theim.  Looking  beyond  these  interesting  points, 
we  have  a  grand  view  of  the  Pacific  Ocean,  stretching  away  to  the 
horizon,  dotted  here  and  there  with  a  steamer  or  sail.  On  the  right  is 
the  famous  Golden  Gate,  the  beautiful  entrance  to  our  magnificent 
harbor.  Now  we  dispatch  our  lunch  (providing  we  have  ordered  it, 
which  is  not  compulsory),  and  turn  our  faces  homeward,  to  find  new 
views  of  the  city  as  it  stretches  away  on  the  other  side  of  the  narrow 
peninsula,  to  the  harbor  full  of  shipping,  and  surrounded  by  green 
hills  and  picturesque  towns.  The  Cliff  House  may  also  be  reached  by 
street-car  route. 


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BRASS  AND  BELL  FOUNDRY 


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MACHINE  HYDRAULIC  WORKS, 

Corner  of  Fremont  and  Natoma  Streets,  San  Francisco. 


WATER    GATES,  GAS    GATES,    DOCK    HYDRANTS,    GARRATT'S    PATENT 

IMPROVED  FIRE  HYDRANTS,  SUPERIOR  TO  ANY  IN  THE 

MARKET.     PORTABLE  FORGES  AND  BLOWERS. 


CHURCH 

AND 

FIRE   BELLS, 

G-oisrc3-s, 


WATER  GAUGES, 

Steam  Gauges, 

STEAM  WHISTLES 

Globe  Yalves. 


ALL  KINDS  OF 


BRASS  GOODS  for  STEAM  and  WATER. 

BRASS    CASTINGS  Made  of   Every  Description. 

Phosphor  Bronze,  and  Phosphor  Bronze  Castings. 

A  general  assortment  of  Engineers'  Fittings,  Garratt  Jackhead  or  Miners'  Sinking  pumps. 

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—AND— 

MAMMOTH    GROVE    HOTEL, 
CALAVERAS  COUNTY,  CAL. 


J.  L.  S PERRY,  .--...  Proprietor. 
Post-Office,  Telegraph  Office  and  Express  Office.      Livery  Stables  for  the  Convenience  of  Gnests.  &c.,  ke. 


Tourists  can  find  at  the  Calaveras  Group  (the  Mammoth  and  South  Park  Groves)  larger,  taller  and  a  ffreatar 
number  of  Big  Trees  than  can  be  found  in  all  other  groves  of  California  combined. 

THE  MAMMOTH  GROVE  HOTEL  is  situated  right  in  the  Calaveras  Grove.    This  grove  contains  93  of  these 
giants  of  the  forest. 

THE  SOUTH  PARK  GROVE  is  six  miles  distant,  and  contains  1,380  Big  Trees  of  immense  size.    This  snve 
has  been  inaccessible  to  visitors  until  quite  recently.    A  good  horseback  road  now  connects  the  two  groves. 


There  is  the  finest 

Trout  Pishiiig  and 

Hunting  in  the 

immediate 

vicinity. 

Those  seeking  healtl 

or  pleasure  can 
find  the  very  best 

Climate  in 

California,  and 

First-class 

Board. 


Parties,  and 
especially  Families, 

wishing  to  spend 

a  few  weeks  in  the 

finest  Climate  on 

the  Pacific  Coast, 

can   have  Superior 

Accommodations  at 

this  Hotel. 

Charges  for   Room 

and  Board  by  the 

Day,  $3;  by  the 

Week,  $12  to 

$14. 


Church  and  Pavjhon  Built  on  the  Stump  of  the  Original  Big  Tree. 

Fare  from  San  Francisio  to  the  Big  Trees,  $11.  Time  from  Stockton,  12  hours.  Route:— San  Francisco  to 
Milton,  via  Stockton,  by  railroad;  Milton  to  Big  Trees,  via  Murphys,  by  stage  coach,  daily;  Big  Trees  to  Yoseniite, 
via  Murphys,  Sonora  and  Big  Oak  Flat,  l)y  stage  coach,  daily.  This  route,  being  all  the  way  from  Milton  through 
the  mining  region,  Is  by  far  the  most  interesting  one  to  Yosemite.  T.  T.  WALTON,  Ticket  Agent,  No.  3  Mont- 
gomery Street  (at  Billings,  Harbourne  &  Go's  Book  Store),  San  Francisco,  where  full  particulars  may  be  obtained. 


BEAUTIES  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


BIG-  TREES. 


The  Mammoth  Hotel  with  Pavilion  and  Stump  in  Calaveras 
Grove,  a  view  of  which  is  given  in  this  book,  is  owned  and 
kept  by  Mr.  James  L.  Sperry^  and  has  accommodations  for  100 
guests.  This  hotel  is  reached  by  the  following  route  via  railroad : 
from  Stockton  to  Milton,  28  miles;  stage  from  Milton  to  grove, 
44  miles.  On  the  left  is  the  pavilion,  covering  the  large  stump 
used  as  a  dancing  platform,  easily  accommodating  32  dancers. 
Still  further  to  the  left  is  a  good-sized  back-log  25  feet  in  diameter. 
This  valley  contains  93  Great  Sequoia  Trees,  as  well  as  hundreds 
of  sugar  and  pitch  pine  trees  of  immense  proportions.  Of  the 
former  giants  of  this  grove,  there  are  ten  trees  30  feet  in  diameter, 
and  seventy  odd  between  fifteen  and  thirty  feet.  Many  of  these 
monarchs  bear  the  names  of  noted  generals  and  prominent  citizens 
of  the  United  States.  First  we  notice  the  "Father  of  the  Forest," 
now  fallen,  whose  diameter  was  40  feet  and  height  450  feet.  Next, 
the  "  Mother  of  the  Forest,"  height  321  feet  and  diameter  33  feet. 
The  "  Pride  of  the  Forest,"  23  feet  in  diameter  and  300  feet  high, 
is  one  of  the  healthiest  and  noblest  trees  of  the  forest.  We 
might  mention  the  giants  "U.  S.  Grant,"  "  W.  T.  Sherman," "  J. 
B.  McPherson,"  and  many  others  whose  proportions  are  huge,  but 
space  forbids.  Within  six  miles  of  this  grove  lies  the  South  Grove, 
containing  1,380  trees,  many  of  them  of  immense  size.  One  still 
standing  and  growing  has  the  interior  portion  at  the  base  so  burned 
out  as  to  make  room  enough  for  16  men  on  horseback  at  the 
same  time.  At  the  entrance  to  the  grove  are  three  sequoias  of 
huge  dimensions.  Then  comes  "  Gen.  Custer,"  320  feet  high ;  the 
"Massachusetts,"  100  feet  in  circumference,  33^  feet  in  diameter  and 
380  feet  high ;  the  "  Ohio,"  104  feet  in  circumference  and  328  feet 
high ;  the  "  General  Garfield,"  recently  named  by  a  Calif ornian,  —  a 
view  of  which  is  given,  —  a  tower  of  strength  reaching  a  height  of 
340  feet ;  next,  the  "  Palace  Hotel,"  100  feet  in  circumference  and 
so  named  on  account  of  its  spacious  interior  (after  the  Palace  Hotel 
of  San  Francisco),  having  a  burnt-out  cavity  extending  upward  90 
feet  and  15  feet  in  diameter.  "  Old  Goliah  "  is  the  largest  fallen 
monarch  in  the  grove,  being  105  feet  in  circumference.  Scientific 
men   pronounce   these   trees   from  2,000  to  4,000  years  old. 


BIG  TREE    WAWONA' 


BEAUTIES  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


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accident: 

Insurance  Company,  of  North  America. 

Organized  A.  D.  1872. 


SIR.  A.  T.  GALT,  G.  C.  M.  G.,    -     -     -     -     -     President. 
Head  Office,  MONTREAL,  P.  Q. 


Authorized  Capital,     -     -     -    $500,000. 

$100,000  in  Government  Bonds  deposited  with   Insurance 

Department  of  New  York. 
■  I  

The  following  features,  peculiar  to  this  Company,  commend  its  policies  in  prefer- 
ence to  all  others  : — . 

It  is  the  ONLY  COMPANY  whose  entire  assets  are  available  to  pay  Accident  Claims. 

Its  policies  are  not  forfeited  by  change  or  increase  in  hazard  of  occupation.  In 
every  respect  they  are  the  most  liberal  issued. 

All  claims  are  promptly  adjusted,  and  paid  in  cash. 

Its  Policy  INSURES,  as  its  record  since  organization  clearly  shows,  every  claim  ever 
made  upon  the  Company  having  been  paid  without  a  single  contest  at  law. 


Attention  is  specially  called  to  the  follownng  NEW  FEATURES  introduced 
by  THIS  COMPANY  EXCLUSIVELY:— 

THE  LIMITS  OF  RESIDENCE  AND  TRAVEL  HAVE  BEEN  EX- 
TENDED TO  INCLUDE  EUROPE  AND  MEXICO,  NO  EXTRA  CHARGE 
NOW  BEING  MADE  FOR  TRAVEL  TO  OR  RESIDENCE  IN  either  of 
above  mentioned  COUNTRIES. 

The  attention  of  COMMERCIAL  TRAVELERS  is  specially  directed  to  the 
fact  that  the  Policies  of  THIS  COMPANY  do  not  now  contain  the  following  clause 
found  previously  in  all  Accident  Policies : — 

' '  Standing,  riding,  or  being  upon  the  platforms  of  moving  railway  coaches,  other 
than  street  cars,  or  riding  in  any  other  place  not  provided  for  the  transportation  of 
passengers,  *  *  *  *  qj.  walking  or  being  on  the  bridge  of  any  rail- 
way are  hazards,  not  contemplated  or  covered  by  this  contract ;  and  no  sum  vsrill  be 
paid  for  loss  of  life  or  disability  in  consequence  of  such  exposure,  or  while  thus  ex- 
posed, happening  to  any  person  other  than  railway  employees  who  shall  have  given 
notice  of  such  occupation  and  paid  the  fixed  premium  for  such  hazards." 


Pacific  Coast  Department, 

Horace  D.  Irwim  8c  Co.,  -  ■  ■  General  Agents, 

232  California  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

JOHN  T.  TOY,  City  Agent. 


BEAUTIES  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


J.  S.  WHEELER.  A.  H.  MACDONALD. 

(Established  27  years.) 

RICB&  CO., 

(Successors  to  JAMES  F.  CROSETT  &  CO.) 

Largest  and  Most  Complete 

Employment  and  Business  Agency 

OlSr    THE    0O-A.ST 

(NO  BRANCH  OFFICE.) 


Orders  promptly  filled,  FREE   OF   CHARGE.     Private  Entrance  for  Em- 
ployers.   Telephone  5,004.     Please  note  address,  108  GEARY  STREET. 


NEVER 


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MARIPOSA. 


There  are  other  groves,  among  which  the  most  noted  is  the 
Mariposa.  We  give  a  view  of  the  monarch  "  Warwona,"  through 
which  the  Yosemite  stage  passes  in  its  daily  trips  from  the  valley. 
There  are  two  groves,  —  the  upper  and  lower ;  the  former  contains 
365  Sequoia  Gigantea.  There  are  two  which  have  a  circumference 
of  over  90  feet,  and  seven  a  circumference  of  80  to  90  feet.  The 
largest  tree  in  the  lower  grove  is  known  as  the  "Grizzly  Giant," 
a  view  of  which  is  given  with  neighboring  trees.  This  grim  giant 
has  a  circumference  of  oVer  93  feet  at  the  base.  It  has  been  much 
injured  and  decreased  in  size  by  fire,  for  which  no  allowance  has 
been  made.  Some  of  the  branches  are  fully  six  feet  in  diameter, 
or  as  large  as  the  trunks  of  the  largest  elms  in  Connecticut.  This 
tree,  however,  has  long  since  passed  its  prime,  and  has  the  battered 
and  war-worn  appearance  conveyed  by  its  name.  It  is  supposed 
a  fire  raged  among  these  trees  one  thousand  years  ago,  as  vast  sugar 
pines  of  SO  and  35  feet  in  circumference  and  250  feet  high  are  now 
growing  side  by  side  witb  these  old  trees,  and  show  no  signs  of  fire 
having  touched  them.  It  is  impossible  to  realize  the  size  of  these 
giants  until  you  stand  in  their  midst.  A  year  or  two  since,  the 
writer  was  returning  from  the  east  with  a  friend  who  came  on  to 
see  for  himself  the  beauties  and  grandeur  of  California.  On  the 
cars,  our  conversation  turned  to  the  size  of  the  Big  Trees.  When 
I  told  him  of  trees  40  feet  in  diameter  and  450  feet  in  height,  he 
looked  upon  it  as  a  California  story,  and  thought  he  might  believe 
it  when  he  had  measured  them  himself.  He  made  the  trip  and 
returned,  and  with  the  greatest  enthusiasm  told  us  of  the  wonderful 
height  of  "El  Capitan,"  and  the  size  of  the  Big  Trees;  and  when 
asked  what  his  friends  East  would  say  when  he  told  such  stories, 
produced  a  string  which  he  had  used  in  measuring  the  circumference 
of  one  of  the  largest  giants,  which  he  declared  ought  to  satisfy 
any  one.  We  have  never  heard  whether  he  succeeded  in  convincing 
his  friends  of  the  truth  of  his  CB,lifornia  stories.  The  largest  tree  yet 
known  is  on  King's  River,  40  miles  from  Yisalia,  and  is  44  feet 
in  diameter.  Many  thousand  tourists  travel  the  length  of  the  con- 
tinent to  stand  in  the  midst  of  these  grand  old  monarchs  of  the 
forest,   and   none   have  turned  away  disappointed. 


BEAUTIEii  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


THE 


Pacific  Saw  Manuf^ctdbing  Go. 

17  and  19  FEEMOI^T  STEEET, 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 


The  California  Adjustable  Pruning  Saw. 


I'xtlCE  S4:.oo   E-A.cs:. 


The  blade  is  adjustable,  and  can  be  turned  to  cut  on  any  angle,  and  can  be 
reversed  in  frame  to  cut  towards  or  from  you. 


A  NEW  WOOD  SAW ! 


—THE- 


LATEST 


—THE- 


BEST. 


All  parts  of  this  new  frame  are  simple,  strong  and  durable.     It  is  light  enou; 
to  be  used  by  a  small  boy,  and  strong  enough  for  a  large  man,  and  warranted 
give  entire  satisfaction  to  all  purchasers. 

Price,  complete  with  Pacific  Saw  Mf  g  Go's  Extra  Blade  set  and  filed,  ready  to  work,  each,  *!    0 
"  "  "        "  "         "        "     ad  Quality  Blade,         "  "  "  "         1     o 

"  "  Imported  "  "  "  «'  "        j^qq 

A  Liberal  Discount  to  the  Trade. 


--A-GrEISra?S    IFOI^- 


C.  B.  PAUL'S  CELEBRATED  FILES. 


Saws  of  Every  Description  On  Hand  or  Made  to  Order. 


GRIZZLY  GIANT 


YOSEMITE  FALLS. 


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ENGELBRECHT,  FOX  &  CO., 


PROPRIETORS, 

San  Francisco,  California. 


BEA  UTIE8  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


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We  desire  to  draw  attention  to  our  stock  of 


Undoubtedly  one  of  the  best  in  the  United  States. 

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A  twelve  years'  residence  in  Japan,  and  thorough  knowledge  of  the  country,  has  given 
us  greater  facilities  than  those  of  any  other  house  in  San  Francisco  for  obtaining  the  most 
rare  and  choice  productions. 

During  our  seven  years'  business  in  this  city,  it  has  been  our  object  to  retain  the  credit  of 
being  a  reliable,  trustworthy  house,  and  in  every  instance  to  give  a  faithful  description  of 
every  article  leaving  our  establishment. 

Owing  to  the  great  facilities  we  have  for  buying  in  Japan,  together  with  thorough  know- 
ledge of  the  business,  and  having  a  CHEAPER  RENT  than  any  other  house  dealing  in 
Japanese  goods  in  this  city,  we  supply  a  FINER  CLASS  at  more  REASONABLE 
PRICES  than  they  can  be  obtained  elsewhere. 


Respectfully, 


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No,    02 5    Si;a,rlcet    Street    (Palace    £Xotel),    @axL    r'ran.olsooi 


Goods  packed  free  of  charge  and  safe  delivery  guaranteed.     SHiPiwrNTS  by  EvsRy  Steamer. 


BEAUTIES  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


Grandeur  of  tlie  Yosemite. 


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"See  Venice  and  die ! "  to  the  Italian.  "  See  Paris  and  die  ! "  to  the- 
French.  "  See  Boston  and  die  ! "  to  the  Bostonian.  But  the  Cal- 
if ornian's  Pride  is  not  in  "  the  Great  Babylon  which  I  have  built,"  but. 
in  the  Grand  Natural  Wonders  with  which  Nature  has  so  richly- 
endowed  her.  The  tourist,  having  taken  in  the  artificial  beauty  of 
the  aforesaid  places,  may  look  for  a  still  greater  treat  in  viewing  the 
wondrous  heights  and  depths  of  the  magnificent  mountains  and  valleys,, 
beautiful  cascades,  and  grand  old  Monarchs  of  the  Forest  in  California. 
Nearly  every  one  has  heard  or  read  of  these  places  of  interest,  and  ali 
who  visit  the  Golden  State  come  with  the  expectation  of  seeing  all  thai 
has  been  so  vividly  pictured  to  the  mind.  For  the  benefit  of  those 
who  have  not  been  fortunate  enough  to  view  these  wonders,  we  have 
prepared  the  following  colored  plates,,  made  from  photographs  taken 
from  nature. 

With  each  view  of  these  wonders  of  nature  comes  the  desire  to 
visit  them,  and  so  we  will  endeavor  to  give  the  different  routes  to  the 
valley,  with  distance  and  cost  of  getting  there.  The  cost  of  getting 
out  depends  upon  the  time  you  remain ;  but  whatever  it  is,  we  have 
never  heard  of  a  tourist  who  did  not  feel  amply  repaid  for  the  visit. 
There  are  four  wagon  routes  into  the  Yosemite  Valley :  one  leaves  the- 
railroad  at  Milton,  two  at  Merced  and  one  at  Madera.  Distance  by 
railroad  to  the  points  named:  to  Merced,  151  miles;  to  Milton,  133. 
miles ;  to  Madera,  185  miles.  Distance  by  stage  to  the  valley  from- 
above  points :  from  Merced,  92  miles ;  from  Milton,  90  miles ;  from 
Madera,  95  miles.  Fare  for  round  trip  from  San  Francisco,  $55. 
"Travelers  will  find  the  scenery  beautiful  and  varied  by  either  of  the 
routes  named;  therefore,  to  make  the  most  of  the  trip,  they  should 


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820  MARKET  ST., 

(Phelan's  Block.)  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


Thirty  Years  on  Clay  Street. 


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VERNAL  FALLS 


BEAUTIES  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


H.  P.  GREGORY  &  CO., 

lia  Street,  San  Fi 

Importers  and  Dealers  in 

MACHINERY  OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 


2  &  4  California  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 

Importers  and  Dealers  in 


Wood- WORKING  Machiniry, 

Machinists'  Tools, 
ENGINSS, 

Governors, 

Valves, 


t^\\\\  %M%, 


Blowers  and  Exhaust  Fans, 
steam  Pumps, 

Injectors, 


team  ||au0es, 

Saws,  Saw  Mills, 

Asbestos  Packing. 


'^m^  f  8#ttfi, 


Rubber  Belting, 

HOSE, 

Together  with  a  full  line  of  Findings  and  Supplies. 
ENGINES  and  BOILERS,  in  stock,  from  loto  loo  Horse-Power 


Soapstone  Packing, 

lubricators, 
Self  Oilers. 


Oiemloal  Latotory, 

524  Saci^at44€i4'to  Si^t^et, 


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BEA  UTIES  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


Dress, 

Walking 
and  Driving 


■  iFja.cTOE.-sr : 


No.  119  Dupont  Street, 

Bet,  Gear)j  and  Post, 
Sak  Francisco,  California. 


WINTHROP   PORTABLE    RANGES 

Have  the  following  Special  Advantages : 

1st.  ECONOMY.— The  Patent  Check  Draft 
and  Curved  Flue  save  one-third  the  fuel  usually 
wasted.  2d.  CLEANLINESS.— The  Broilers 
are  made  to  fit  inside,  preventing  any  smoke  from 
the  meat  escaping  into  the  kitchen.  They  also 
have  Ventilators  in  the  ovens,  which  carry  off  all 
steam  and  odor.  3d.  CONVENIENCE.— The 
Patent  Oscillating  Shelf,  which  has  no  equal  for 
beauty  and  utility.  It  rises  level  with  the  bottom 
of  the  oven  when  the  door  is  opened.  Pans  can 
be  drawn  out  and  turned  around  without  danger 
of  falling  or  burning  the  hands,  as  it  is  always 
cool.  Also  the  Phoenix  Patent  Adjustable  Grate. 
4th.  DURABILITY.— Having  double  top  and 
extra  heavy  fire  plates,  they  will  last  one-third 
longer  than  ordinary  ranges.     For  sale  by 


CHAS.  CROWN  &  SON, 

38   Geary  Street,  San   Francisco. 


SOLE   AGENTS    FOR   THE   UNIVERSAL  COOKING  CROCK. 


BEAUTIES  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


not  return  the  same  way  as  they  came.  The  best  time  for  visiting  the 
valley  is  from  May  1st  to  August  1st;  the  first  part  of  the  time  is 
the  best,  as  later  in  the  season  the  roads  are  dusty,  grass  dry  and 
water  in  the  falls  low. 

On  the  Mariposa  route,  the  night  is  spent  at  Clark's  Ranch,  a 
distance  of  four  miles  from  the  Mariposa  Grove  of  Big  Trees,  and 
twenty-two  miles  from  the  valley.  One  day,  at  least,  should  be  spent 
in  the  midst  of  these  Giants  of  the  Forest,  to  fully  enjoy  and  appreciate 
their  grandeur.  From  Clark's,  the  tourist  may  leave  early  in  the 
morning  of  the  following  day  and  enter  the  valley  via  Inspiration  or 
Glacier  Point.  From  Inspiration  Point  a  magnificent  view  of  the 
valley  is  had  as  shown  in  our  colored  plate.  This  takes  in  the  falls 
and  mountains  of  rock,  towering  thousands  of  feet  above  the  valley, 
and  is  thoroughly  inspiring.  Language  fails  to  describe  it.  This  is 
the  one  great  dream  of  life.  The  tourist  has  traveled  thousands  of 
miles  to  look  upon  this  grandeur ;  and  now  the  desire  is  to  linger  and 
feast  upon  the  beauties  of  nature,  but  a  longing  to  approach  nearer  to 
those  huge,  piles  of  rock  and  great  bodies  of  water,  plunging  so  reck- 
lessly over  jagged  precipices  and  dashing  to  the  earth,  thousands  of 
feet  below,  hastens  the  traveler  on,  and  he  is  soon  passing  the  great  El 
Capitan,  with  its  face  of  solid  rock,  towering  3,600  feet  toward  the 
heavens,  —  such  a  dizzy  height  that  the  eye  cannot  take  it  in. 

The  charming  Bridal  Vail  Falls,  whose  name  carries  you  back  (if 
you  were  ever  so  fortunate)  to  the  happy  moment  when  you  were 
linked  to  the  one  you  loved  best,  and  a  chain  of  thoughts  foreign  to 
the  surroundings  would .  come  in  and  occupy  your  mind  but  for  the 
beauty  of  nature,  to  whose  presence  you  are  wedded  and  charmed. 
Passing  on,  you  come  to  Cathedral  Rock  and  Spires,  Three  Brothers, 
Sentinel  Dome,  then  to  one  of  the  hotels,  opposite  the  beautiful 
Yosemite  Falls,  whose  crystal  waters  fall  from  a  height  of  2,634  feet. 
A  week  in  this  valley  is  too  short  a  time  to  visit  all  the  places  of 
interest,  —  Minor  Lake,  Vernal  Falls,  Nevada  Falls,  Glacier  Point  and 
Sentinel  Dome.  Every  moment  is  delightfully  occupied,  surrounded 
as  you  are  with  the  grandest  views  of  nature  known  to  the  civilized 
world.  There  are  so  many  places,  both  interesting  and  attractive,  that 
one  is  almost  bewildered,  and  hardly  knows  which  to  visit  first.  South 
Dome,  Cloud's  Rest  and  the  foot  of  the  Yosemite  should  be  taken  in. 

It  will  well  repay  the  visitor  to  go  twice  or  thrice  over  the  same 
ground,  or  as  often  as  one  can. 


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DONNER  LAKE. 


The  "  Gem  of  the  Sierras,"  between  two  and  three  miles  from 
Summit,  on  line  C  P.  R.  R.,  was  made  memorable  by  the  terrible 
suffering  of  the  Donner  family  and  a  large  party  of  other  emigrants, 
thirty-six  of  whom  perished  near  its  banks.  George  Donner,  wife,  and 
party  of  emigrants,  consisting  of  eighty-two  persons,  arrived  at  the  lake 
October  28th,  1846.  They  were  overtaken  by  a  tremendous  snow- 
storm, lost  their  cattle,  and  were  reduced  to  such  straits  that  many 
survivors  fed  on  the  remains  of  their  starved  companions.  Of  a 
party  of  thirteen  who  went  out  for  help,  ten  perished.  Mrs.  Donner 
remained  with  her  husband  and  both  perished  before  aid  reached 
them.  Mr.  C.  F.  McGlashan,  a  California  writer,  thus  beautifully 
describes  this  lake  :  "  Three  miles  from  Truckee  lies  one  of  the  fairest 
and  most  picturesque  lakes  in  all  the  Sierra.  Above  and  on  either 
side  are  lofty  mountains  with  castellated  granite  crests,  while  below  at 
the  mouth  of  the  lake  a  grassy,  meadowy  valley  widens  out  and 
extends  almost  to  Truckee.  This  body  of  water  is  three  miles  long  by 
one  and  a  half  wide,  and  483  feet  in  depth.  Tourists  and  picnic 
parties  annually  flock  to  its  shores ;  and  Beerstadt  has  made  it  the 
subject  of  one  of  his  finest,  grandest  paintings.  In  winter  it  is  almost 
as  popular  a  place  of  resort  as  in  summer.  The  jingling  of  sleigh-bells 
and  the  shouts  and  laughter  of  skating  parties  can  be  heard  almost 
continually.  This  lake  forms  the  grandest  skating  park  on  the  Pacific 
Coast.  Convenient  to  a  railroad  station  and  visited  at  small  cost,  it 
is  worth  the  attention  of  the  tourist."  Distance  from  Summit  to  lake, 
by  stage,  two  miles  ;  fare  $2.50. 


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LAKE   TAHOE. 


This  beautiful  lake  (named  after  an  Indian  chief,  "Tahoe,"  and 
signifying  "  Big  Water")  is  noted  for  its  great  depth  (reaching  about 
3,000  feet),  crystal  clearness,  grand  mountainous  surroundings,  and 
abundance  of  mountain  trout,  which  can  be  seen  at  a  depth  of  80  feet 
below  its  surface.  The  high  mountains,  from  2,000  to  5,000  feet 
surrounding  the  lake,  are  beautifully  reflected  in  its  mirror  surface. 
The  beauty  of  a  sunrise  reflected  in  the  lake,  oft  repeated  by  moving 
down  the  slope  as  the  sun  appears  above  the  mountain  peaks,  is 
beyond  description.  Tourists  describe  the  golden  sunsets  upon  Tahoe 
as  remarkable  for  great  beauty  and  variety  of  colors — and  this  being 
perfectly  reflected  in  the  lake  is  a  magnificent  sight — distant  line 
about  500  to  1,000  feet  from  shore ;  the  water  is  emerald  green,  then 
dark  blue.  Starting  from  the  beautiful  village  of  Glenwood  in  the 
pleasure  steamer  "Gov.  Stanford"  for  a  trip  around  the  head  of  the 
lake,  the  first  object  of  interest  is  Cave  Rock,  400  feet  in  hight. 
After  passing  this  rock  and  looking  back,  it  resembles  the  Great 
South  Dome  of  the  Yosemite,  split  in  two;  and  the  cavern,  30 
feet  in  length,  is  seen  100  feet  above  the  ground.  This  trip  gives 
the  tourist  a  great  variety  of  views  and  is  a  charming  pastime. 
The  invalid  will  find  Lake  Tahoe  a  health-giving  resort.  The 
clear  atmosphere,  grand  mountain  scenery,  and  ever-changing  sunsets 
give  life,  hope  and  health  to  the  weary  pilgrim,  and  encouragement 
to  take  a  new  lease  of  life.  To  reach  this  lake  take  Central  Pacific 
R  R.  to  Truckee  (distance  271  miles;  fare  $14.00),  then  stage  to 
Tahoe    (14   miles ;  fare   $2.50). 


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THE   aETSERS. 


One  of  California's  Most  Interesting  Features. 

The  Geyser  Springs,  situated  in  Sonoma  County,  in  a  gorge 
called  "  Devil's  Canon,"  near  Pluton  River,  are  easy  of  access,  —  and 
are,  therefore,  visited  by  all  tourists,  —  and  may  be  reached  by  two 
routes ;  viz.,  one  via  Cloverdale,  and  the  other  via  Calistoga,  the 
latter  being  by  far  the  pleasanter  route.  The  drive  from  Calistoga 
to  the  Geysers  is  delightful,  wild,  and  romantic  in  the  extreme,  and 
would  amply  compensate  the  lover  of  Nature  for  the  trip,  even  if 
there  were  no  wonderful  boiling  springs  at  the  end  of  it. 

Leaving  Calistoga  in  a  large,  easy-riding,  open  coach,  we  bowl 
along  a  fine  road  through  Knight's  Valley  six  miles,  to  Fossville, 
where  a  good  lunch  is  served  —  and  then  another  drive  of  nineteen 
miles,  with  six  fine  horses,  and  the  far-famed  "  Col."  Foss  as  driver. 
Driving  six  horses  along  these  tortuous  mountain  roads,  around 
sharp  curves  and  along  the  edge  of  frightful  precipices  at  the  rate 
of  speed  they  do,  is  a  fine  art,  and,  for  skill  and  dexterity,  Foss  is 
the  very  prince  of  drivers.  One  of  the  grandest  views  is  from 
Hog's  Back,  from  which  point  one  can  overlook  the  valleys  and 
ranges  of  hills,  about  fifty  miles,  and  even  see  the  glittering 
waters  of  the  Pacific  in  the  far  distance.  A  pause  of  ten  minutes 
will  suffice  to  photograph  this  magnificent  panorama  on  the  memory 
of  the  beholder,  and  the  accommodating  driver  willingly  stops. 
Leaving  this  point,  the  road  descends  for  some  distance,  winding 
in  and  out  the  canons,  with  views  ever  changing  but  always  grand, 
until  the  Geyser  Hotel  (see  next  page)  is  reached,  perched  on  the 
mountain  side,  in  the  wildest,  most  picturesque  spot.  The  rooms 
are  airy  and  comfortable,  and  the  fare  excellent;  and  from  May 
to  September  is  overcrowded.  After  rest  and  refreshment  —  oftentimes 
before  it  —  the  impatient  visitor,  rendered  more  impatient  by  the 
sight  of  the  steam  and  noise  of  the  mysterious,  invisible  power  in 
the  bowels  of  the   earth,   issuing  from   the  narrow   canon   opposite 


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A  trip  to  the  Geysers,  from  Calistoga,  under  the  personal  care  of 
Col.  Clark  Foss,  or  Son,  in  a  fine,  easy-riding  coach,  drawn  by  four  or 
six  of  their  trained  horses,  over  a  beautiful  mountain  road,  commanding 
magnificent  scenery,  is  a  pleasure  to  be  sought  and  by  no  means  missed. 
The  trip  is  so  full  of  interest  and  pleasure  that  it  can  never  be  forgotten. 
The  drive  from  Calistoga  to  the  Colonel's  fine  ranch,  situated  on  the  road 
to  the  Geysers,  where  a  hot  lunch,  second  to  none  in  California,  is 
served,  and  every  attention  shown,  is  an  inducement  to  the  tourist 
to  take  this  route.  At  large  expense  Col.  Foss  &  Son  have 
erected,  at  Calistoga,  commodious  stables,  which  are  kept  in  perfect 
neatness,  and,  adjoining  them,  large  and  comfortable  waiting  rooms 
for  ladies  and  gentlemen,  with  every  convenience  for  their  comfort. 
Stage  leaves  Calistoga  every  day,  on  arrival  of  the  train  from  San 
Francisco. 

ROUTE.  —  Leave  San  Francisco  by  the  Central  Pacific  Railroad, 
at  8,  A.  M.,  connecting  with  the  California  Pacific  Railroad  at  Vallejo ; 
running  through  the  beautiful  Napa  valley  and  city  to  Calistoga, 
arriving  at  1 1 :2o,  A.  M.;  Col.  Foss  &  Son's  coach  takes  you  to  their 
ranch,  six  miles;  stop  for  lunch;  arrive  at  Geysers  at  4,  P.  M.  Leave 
Geysers  at  8,  A.  M.;  lunch  at  Col.  Foss'  ranch;  arrive  at  San  Francisco 
at  7:35,  P.  M.  Only  two  days  round  trip,  and  plenty  of  time  every- 
where. Round  trip,  this  route,  $8.50.  Round  trip,  good  by  either 
route  (Calistoga  or  Cloverdale),  $12.50.  Tickets  for  sale  at  SAM. 
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the  hotel,  hies   him   to   the   Geyser   Springs.       No  dress  display  is 
possible   here.       Provided  with   old   shoes  which   the  minerals   will 
not   spoil,   and   a   stout   staff,    of   which  a  number   stand   ready   in 
the  hotel  yard,  we  follow  the  guide  (who,  by  the  way,  is  just  such 
a  character  as  the  immortal  Dickens  would  delight  to  picture)  down 
a  steep   path   to   the    iron   spring,    then   across   the   Pluton    to    the 
Devil's  Canon.       It  must  be  understood  that  his  satanic  majesty  is 
supposed   to    own    and  control  everything   here.       Then   comes   the 
"  Eye-water   Spring" ;    as   you  ascend  this  Plutonian  realm,  reeking 
with  sulphurous  steam,  you  think  it  has  not  been  improperly  named, 
and  are  not  at  all  surprised  to  see  the  "  Devil's  Inkstand,"  "  Devil's 
Pepper-Box,"   "Devil's  Kitchen,"    "Devil's  Machine  Shop,"    etc.,    nor 
do  you  hesitate  a  moment  when  invited  to  sit  down  in  the   "  Devil's 
Arm  Chair,"    which   you   find   so   warm   that  you  are  convinced  he 
must  have  left  it  through  politeness  to  his  callers.       There  is  "Pluto's 
Punch-Bowl,"  and  the  very  appropriately-named  "  Witches'  Caldron," 
whose  black,  boiling  waters  — 195°  Fahrenheit — send  up  a  column 
of  steam  to  the  mountain  tops.      There  are   hot  alum   and   sulphur 
springs,    and   springs    containing    ammonia,    epsom    salts,   magnesia, 
sulphur,  soda,  iron,  alum,  etc.      There  is  the    '  Geyser  Smoke-Stack," 
and   "Geyser   Safety- Valve,"  from   which   the   steam  rushes  with   a 
terrifi.c  noise.       There   is   the    "Cold    Alum   Spring,"  and  above  all, 
and  at  the  end  of    the   canon,   is   the  "Devil's  Pulpit,"  from   which 
point  his  majesty  or  the  favored  tourist  may  overlook  the  "ceaseless 
action,  the  war,   steam,   groans   and   bubbling  of  a  hundred    boiling 
medicated  springs,  while  the  steam  ascends  one  hundred  feet  above 
them  all.      There  is  the  "  Temperance  Spring,"  whose  waters  are  so 
cold  and  clear,  you  wonder  if  it  can  be   within  so  few   feet  of  the 
boiling  sulphur  springs.     There  is  "  Lover's  Retreat,"  "  Lover's  Leap," 
"  Hot  Acid  Spring,"  and  many  others.     This  trip  of  a  mile  or  more 
is  brimful  of  interesting  wonders  of   Nature  and  will  amply   repay 
the  small  cost   of   this  visit,  which   is    $8.50,  round   trip   from   San 
Francisco,  one  way,  and  $12.50  if  both  routes  are  taken  in. 

Cal.  P.  R.  R.  to  Calistoga,  08  miles,  stage  to  Geysers,  26  miles; 
or  North  P.  R.  R.  to  Clovorda)".  90  miles,  stage,  18  miles. 


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